Father’s Day on Facebook

Father’s Day will be celebrated in many countries this Sunday, and people around the world will show their appreciation for the dads in their lives, both on and off Facebook. In recognition of all the fathers out there, and those who will be celebrating them, we have put together some interesting dad-related content from Facebook including:

Facebook data showing some interesting shared interests between fathers and their children

In spirit of the World Cup, an analysis of how a certain World Cup player influenced the naming of newborns during and after the 1986 World Cup

An inspiring story of one young woman’s reconnection with her father on Facebook

Shared Interests Between Fathers and Their Children

While fathers and their kids may feel like there is little overlap between their favorite musicians, athletes and movies, we took a look at Likes on Facebook and found that they may have more in common than they thought. This analysis of mutual Likes among self-identified fathers and their children on Facebook as compared with Likes among all people who use Facebook reveals what their shared interests look like across music, athletes, entertainment and more. Only children who are over age 18 in likely father-child relationships were considered.

Here is the full list of shared interests among 1) fathers and children of both genders, 2) fathers and their daughters, and 3) fathers and their sons:

Fathers and Children (both genders)

TV Shows

Family Guy

Tosh.0

House

NCIS

The Office

Duck Dynasty on A&E

The Big Bang Theory

Two and a Half Men

Sons of Anarchy

MythBusters

Movies

The Hangover

Buddy The Elf

Step Brothers

The Blind Side

The Notebook

Star Wars

Finding Nemo

Boondock Saints

Superbad

Forrest Gump

Music

Johnny Cash

Pink Floyd

The Beatles

Jason Aldean

AC/DC

Zac Brown Band

Nickelback

Carrie Underwood

Brad Paisley

Kenny Chesney

Athletes

Rob Dyrdek

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Michael Jordan

George St-Pierre

Travis Pastrana

Troy Polamalu

Danica Patrick

Michael Phelps

Shaun White

Walter Payton

Teams

Dallas Cowboys

Pittsburgh Steelers

Boston Red Sox

Green Bay Packers

New England Patriots

New York Yankees

Chicago Bears

New Orleans Saints

Detroit Red Wings

Atlanta Braves

Fathers and Daughters

TV Shows

NCIS

Teen Mom

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Grey’s Anatomy

Duck Dynasty on A&E

Criminal Minds

House

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

True Blood

Pretty Little Liars

Movies

The Notebook

Dirty Dancing

Dear John

Buddy The Elf

The Blind Side

Grease

Finding Nemo

The Twilight Saga

Easy A

The Princess Bride

Music

Carrie Underwood

Miranda Lambert

Jason Aldean

Lady Antebellum

Zac Brown Band

Brad Paisley

Luke Bryan

Kenny Chesney

Sugarland

Tim McGraw

Fathers and Sons

TV Shows

Family Guy

SportsCenter

MythBusters

Tosh.0

South Park

Band of Brothers

Two and a Half Men

The Walking Dead

Futurama

Sons of Anarchy

Movies

Star Wars

The Hangover

Jackass

Star Trek

Batman: The Dark Knight

300

Fight Club

The Godfather

Boondock Saints

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Music

Pink Floyd

AC/DC

Johnny Cash

Ted Nugent

The Beatles

Metallica

Queen

Led Zeppelin Official

Ozzy Ozbourne

Eric Clapton

Maradona’s (Other) Legacy

With the first World Cup match starting today, millions of people around the world will be participating in the conversation about their favorite teams and players. One player, Diego Maradona, remains relevant in soccer history and interestingly, in the names of many young men who were born during and after the historic matches he played in nearly 30 years ago, according to an analysis by the Facebook Data Science team. Towards the end of the World Cup in 1986, there was a 260% increase of babies named Diego in Argentina, and 1 out of 3 Diegos born in Brazil between June 1986 and 1987 were named after Maradona. You can find the full note here.

Percentage of males named Diego in Argentina by date of birth (7 day moving average). The gray period corresponds to the 1986 World Cup.

I Found My Dad After 26 Years

Jessica Porter lived a mile away from her dad for 26 years without ever knowing who he was. Raised by her grandparents in Indiana, Jessica spent her entire life wondering who her birth father was until she finally learned his name and was able to search for him on Facebook.

Jessica Porter and Her Dad

After exchanging a few Facebook Messages, they agreed to meet and have been in each others lives ever since. This Father’s Day, Jessica will be celebrating her dad, who is also now a grandfather to her 4-year-old son. Find the full story on Facebook Stories.

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